Project Baltic Master II

Region Blekinge (SWE)

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Our Rapporteur: Wiktor Szydarowski, Project Manager TransBaltic - Towards an integrated transport system in the Baltic Sea Region, +46 768 54 20 20, Den här e-postadressen är skyddad från spamrobotar, du måste ha Javascript aktiverat för att visa den

The Baltic Sea Commission of the CPMR is an associated partner to the TransBaltic project, led by the BSC member region of Skåne. TransBaltic was approved as a strategic project within the framework of the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 and is regarded as an important implementation tool for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region in Chapter 11 (‘To improve internal and external transport links’).

TransBaltic gathers 20 financial partners and 30 associated organisations from 11 countries around the Baltic Sea in an effort to contribute to an integrated multimodal transport system in the Baltic Sea area. This will be done by means of joint transport development measures and jointly implemented business concepts.

TransBaltic also aspires to create a meeting place for decision-makers and stakeholders to share views on the transport and regional development issues of relevance for the Baltic Sea area. Therefore, on 17-18 March 2010, the project hosts a conference addressed to all public and private actors interested in discussing transport development trends in the Baltic Sea Region as a result of natural, socio-economic and regulative processes on the global and European arenas. Also, first findings will be presented on preparedness measures to enhance a gateway function of the Baltic Sea area for intercontinental freight flows.

The conference is arranged in cooperation with the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and two transnational transport corridor projects, EWTC II and Scandria. Such an alliance gives evidence of shared national and regional level interest in recognising the challenges and responding to them through adequate measures.

Conclusions from the conference will be taken up at forthcoming transport foresight debates planned by the project in 4 different venues around the Baltic Sea (Vilnius, Stockholm, Bodö and Saint Petersburg). They will aim to raise awareness of future developments among politicians, officials and private enterprises active in the area of transport and logistics, and to inspire them for launching relevant policy actions.

For more information please see www.transbaltic.eu